| Birth name | William John Chudley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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William John Chudley (born 17 March 1986) is a rugby union player who plays at Scrum half for Coventry in the RFU Championship.
He made his debut for Exeter against Sale Sharks on 1 September 2012.[2]
Will joined Exeter from rivals Newcastle Falcons,[3] Chudley joined Newcastle from Bedford Blues after catching the eye of Newcastle coach Alan Tait during Bedfords play-off semi-final defeat by Worcester in 2011.[4]
He was in the team when Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016-17 English Premiership.[5]
In December 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his week 11 try against Northampton Saints.[6]
On 20 March 2018, it was announced that Chudley would leave Exeter to join local rivals Bath ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7]
He would leave Bath and join Worcester Warriors on a two-year contract from the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[9] On 12 October 2022, Chudley signs for Coventry in the RFU Championship for the 2022–23 season.[10]